We're very pleased and humbled to announce that Phoenix Springs is nominated for Best In Innovation at the Games for Change Awards. We will not be at the ceremony in New York in person, but you can join the celebration here: bit.ly/G4C2025 In other news, we've also announced the results of our merch giveaway. Congratulations to our four winners! • Deluxe Boxset #1: boxo*******[email protected] • Del…
Phoenix Springs is nominated for the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game at the New York Game Awards 2024!! Absolutely surreal to see our tiny project next to heavy hitters such as 1000xResist and Metaphor: Refantazio. • You can find the list of all the nominees here . • More info about the ceremony on January 21st . Thanks everyone for your support and kind words! Calligram x
🏆 Woohoo! Phoenix Springs wins the "Are Games Art? Yes, Of Course" Award at the 2024 TGAGWCAGA! If you've missed it, you can watch the whole live stream with chat replay here: What a fun event and lovely chat/community. Thanks so much and congrats to all the nominees, winners and organisers. There is also an ongoing Steam event, so make sure you check out all the other amazing games mentioned:
🙏 Internally, we often referred to Phoenix Springs as an experiment. We know it asks a lot of the player. It’s not for everyone. It’s not straightforward. It does things that maybe shouldn’t be done. Which is why it means so much to see that it resonates with some of you. Your words have been incredible. I mean... “A sleek, dreamlike noir that'll never give it to you straight. It's a captivati…
Really proud to announce that Phoenix Springs made it onto Vulture's list of the Best Games of 2024. Ultros! Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! Indika! Iris is in great company. You can read the whole list here . Calligram x
You asked for it: there it is. Relive the dream/nightmare of Phoenix Springs with our lovingly crafted six-track LP. Now available as MP3, WAV and FLAC. Haven’t played Phoenix Springs yet? The game + OST is available at a discount for a limited time only. 🎹 Phoenix Springs OST on Steam 🕹️+🎹 Phoenix Springs + OST Happy playing, Calligram ❤️
We're big fans of the Steam Deck here at Calligram. So it is our great pleasure to announce that Phoenix Springs is playable on the handheld console! However, please note that it's not fully compatible yet! Here's how it works: • Phoenix Springs is still a point-and-click game. • The trackpad controls the cursor (you may want to adjust your sensitivity). • The right trigger is your left click.…
A slippery exploration of memory, time and space (...) This elliptical game dares not to bend over backward to explain itself... We're extremely proud to be featured in the Arts section of the NYT. You can read the full feature and interview with designer/writer Jigmé Özer here: Calligram Studio x
Hi there, Just wanted to express our gratitude to everyone who played the preview. We’ve sensed some anticipation online, but as it stands, the late embargo means we have no idea how it will be received. Either way, it’s been a privilege to be the stewards of this world for the past seven years. It’s yours now. A bit of housekeeping: • I am currently pushing a small update (navigation fixes, ha…
A couple of weeks ago, a select few press outlets got their hands on the first act of Phoenix Springs. We’re extremely grateful to all the journalists who took the time to play and write about our little experiment. Here is a selection of our favourite quotes: TheGamer "…somehow manages the impossible in that it pays homage to the past while simultaneously embracing the future with a sleek, mod…
Phoenix Springs opens its doors on September 16th. If you'd like to receive a reviewer key (no matter how big or small your audience is), please let us know! A few options to register your interest: · Fill out this form: · Email directly: [email protected] · Follow + DM on Twitter You can also tag your favourite creators in this thread to let them know about the release. Looking forward to…
Hi there! Phoenix Springs appeared in three (three!) SummerGameFest showcases last weekend, including Future of Play , Women-Led Games and Day of the Devs . It's been an incredible opportunity to introduce " the prettiest detective game ever " to a mind-blowingly huge audience. Here's the big news: • Release date: September 16th • PC, Mac, Linux • Release trailer has been added to the Steam pag…
Last two events before (we hope) the big news. • London Games Festival official selection (Best of British) • A MAZE Berlin nomination (Gender Diversity Award presented by WINGS) We won't make it to the UK capital but will be in Berlin in person May 8th-12th. Do come say hi if you're about 👋.
Rock Paper Shotgun listed Phoenix Springs as one of its 75 most anticipated games of 2024 . You can find the full list here , which includes some great projects we're excited to play ourselves. In other news, we'll be showcasing the demo in person at the Debug Indie Game Awards in Nottingham on February 2nd. If you're around, please do come and say hi!
Hi there, over the past few months, we've been incredibly lucky to get to showcase the Phoenix Springs demo around the world. There was WASDxIGN in London, SXSW in Sydney, and IndieX in Lisbon. It’s been a true privilege to chat with players, press, and fellow developers. Not only has the reception been fantastic, but we’re also pleased to announce that the last event culminated in us ]winning…
Important announcement! We will shortly delete Phoenix Springs: Prologue from Steam. Apologies for the change of heart – especially if you took the time to write a lovely review. We simply found that having a demo on the main page makes more sense. The Prologue and Demo are identical, so it was redundant and confusing. Hope it doesn't mess up your Steam libraries too much. So this page will be…
Yesterday, SixOneIndie premiered our official trailer as part of its Summer Showcase . This is what they had to say about it: “Just when you've seen it all, a game like Phoenix Springs rolls around and totally blows you away with its storytelling and aesthetic.” Which was nice. Anyway, here is the trailer, we hope you like it :)
You can finally tweak the in-game settings, including: • Resolution • Texture quality • VSync • Full Screen On/Off + A handy (approximate) FPS counter Let's hope we didn't break anything 🤞
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